As director of consumer experience at the Detroit Free Press, Ashley C. Woods oversees teams of producers, designers and digital editors who manage content presentation, production and programming for every platform -- print, Freep.com, apps and social media channels. Woods works alongside reporters and editors in the newsroom to strategize the best ways to tell stories and cover live events in a rapidly-changing media landscape. She was previously the Detroit Editor of The Huffington Post's national edition, the managing and interim editor of Real Detroit Weekly and a reporter for MLive Media Group and Issue Media Group. Woods lives in Detroit with her puppy, Patsy Cline.

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